Southwest

florida's

premier

ballet

company

performance & dance ART & culture form & movement community & engagement
performance & dance ART & culture form & movement community & engagement

about

the ballet

Florida Gulfshore Ballet is a new ballet company in Southwest Florida under the direction of the internationally renowned dancers, Iliana Lopez and Franklin Gamero. They bring their life’s work, experience, and reputation to Fort Myers, Naples, and the surrounding areas with the goal of producing and performing a diverse repertoire of classical, neoclassical, and contemporary works after successfully leading the Florida Gulfshore Ballet school for 10 years.

"Music must be seen and dance must be heard."

George Balanchine

meet

the talent

ILIANA LOPEZ & FRANKLIN GAMERO

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

JIMMY GAMONET DE LOS HEROS

(1957-2021)

PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JORGE MURSULI

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

HERNAN MARIN

support

the ballet

A robust creative economy is key to cultural tourism and leads to success in other economic sectors. As part of the economy, creative industries include arts, culinary, design, agriculture, advertising, entertainment, architecture, books, media, software, crafts and more. Building and supporting a Southwest Florida creative economy stimulates a vibrant community for residents and attracts diverse cultural tourists.

discover

the DANCe

Florida Gulfshore Ballet’s inaugural year will feature 16 dancers, eight female and eight male, of the highest caliber available.

The Florida Gulfshore Ballet will perform three different programs plus a Nutcracker during the 2023-2024 season, primarily in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte Counties.

Those target theatres include top local performance spaces like Artis-Naples, the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, The Charlotte Performing Arts Center in Punta Gorda, and BIG ARTS Sanibel.

program I

program i

CONCERTO FOR LA DONNA

program i

PURPLE BEND

program i

grand pas classique

program i

transtangos

holiday program

holiday program

the nutcracker

program Ii

program ii

BACH IN THREE MOVEMENTS

program ii

nous sommes

program ii

my lady

program ii

pan nuit suite

program Iii

program iii

divertimento Español

program iii

carmen

program iii

divertimento Español

program iii

carmen

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